Example sentences of "[num] [noun sg] [vb past] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 5ft 9in model and actress with a 38-23-36 figure said it made a change for women to be seen as tough and strong . |
| 2 | The show came under attack before it even opened because one critic said it contained erotic love scenes , a roller skating comic and a simulated sex act . |
| 3 | Being shackled to one epoch meant it had to change and adapt but try to reconcile this with harsh realities . |
| 4 | Such was the feeling Joss Barnet had aroused in her , that not for one moment did it occur to her to blame him for anything . |
| 5 | At that point , only one authority said it had offered training to staff on sex and sexuality , and many workers felt unable to talk directly to young people about sex . |
| 6 | The final putting the ball in the onion net was a total fluke , Rush mis-hit it ( one paper said it bounced off his nose ) , and Lukic and Fairclough looked on with stunned bewilderment . |
| 7 | Most reviews have identified administrative deficiencies — one scrutiny found it cost 90 to administer 100 of woodland grant — and some have led to major changes ( such as the establishment of a non-Defence central purchasing unit : see Government Purchasing : A Review of Government Contract and Procurement Procedures , 1984 ) . |